“…this vitamin is essential for more than just keeping stress fractures at bay—it can also increase your lean body mass, improve aerobic fitness, and boost your immune system…”
Vitamin D is important for so many reasons. It has been known to:
If you want to boost your running efficiency, don’t overlook strength training for your large upper back muscle – the trapezius.
“Strengthening your upper back with trap exercises can help you maintain proper form…a trap workout will also raise your heart rate, challenge your balance, and strengthen your core.”
‘Listen to the whispers of your body, it will never have to shout at you.’
It’s critical to take a much needed day off to allow for recovery – psychologically and physiologically – so that you can strengthen your body, realign your focus, avoid injury, and rejuvenate your goals.
After a year+ of race cancellations, as restrictions are slowly lifted and life returns to a “new normal”, we’re beginning to think about running and training again with the goal of signing up for long-missed marathon races.
So much goes into our training for long distance racing. During this past
“A light jog leaves people feeling more energized than doing nothing, according to psychologists from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.”
So instead of plunking yourself down in front of the TV after dinner on a beautiful summer evening, throw on your runners and head out for some light exercise.
As runners, most of us have areas that frequently get tight during and after running. Check out these 17 stretches, yoga poses and movements that will help prevent injuries, improve mobility and flexibility, and will simply keep stretching interesting! https://bit.ly/3guKKZ5
Article by Suki Clements, CPT, RYT for Runner’s World